One-Off Quiz #52 - Finished

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This car was subject in a German television series "PS - Geschichten ums Auto". The series deals with stories from a fictional car dealership and the experiences of its employees and customers. One of the topics was a car that was constantly broken. And the car was a 1974 Atlantis Amalfi CS1800. During the planning phase of the series, the production decided not to use standard series vehicle from an actual manufacturer because they feared lawsuits for damage to their reputation, of any existing car manufactures. Instead, they invented the German car manufacturer Atlantiswerke from Hochheim am Main and its family sedan Amalfi CS 1800, whose name, however, was a reference to the Amalfi Coast, which allowed for associations with a foreign, namely Italian car. 

The Amalfi was a based on a Fiat 132 with the front fascia, plastic grill and headlights from a VW  Passat B1. A NSU-Fiat Neckar 850 Adria donates the chrome inserts in the grill. Trunk and rear end were newly designed and features the taillights, fuel cap and the rear panel from a Mercedes Benz Strich-8 (W114/W115). The ventilation louvers were replaced by Fiat 126 louvers. Chrome parts like rear view mirror from a VW K70, rear bumper from a Passat, front bumper from a BMW 1602 and the side trim of a BMW (E12) 5 series were used. The interior was also modified. The car in the picture is a replica that was build in 2017, while the original car was scraped in 1983. The Amalfi is the synonym for a lemon car.  Only on car was build in 1974. The car was repainted sevral times during the series.

 

 

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Edited October 6, 2024 by carsntrucks4you

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